Landlord Association

Check your applicant's Criminal History Before You Rent!

Before renting your rental property to a complete stranger make sure you check to see if they have a previous criminal or sex offender history. Our national database contains over 17 million criminal records from 48 states. Most records date back at least 10 years and are updated regularly. Check criminal and sex offender registries instantly through the National Association of Independent Landlords.

Sign up for our online services to receive Criminal, Credit and Eviction Searches instantly online. Please call us for information at 1800-352-3395.

Landlords Join Forces to Collect Rent on Time with Monthly Credit Reporting and Rent Monitoring

Monthly reporting is the preferred way to induce monthly payments. Why? Constant surveillance. During a typical year your tenant may apply for credit 3 times. Waiting until the end of the lease to report allows too much leeway. All major creditors, banks, retailers and over 1,392,000 businesses nationwide report monthly. Many of these Fortune 500 companies make billions annually, yet they will report a $5 debt as fast as a $500 car payment. When money gets tight, your tenant will pay the creditors that report on a monthly basis first. Your rent is the highest monthly payment your tenant has. So, report monthly and get first in line to get paid.

How to Obtain Credit Reports, Eviction Reports, Criminal Reports, and Background Checks

To obtain credit, criminal and eviction reports fax us a rental application signed by the prospective tenant authorizing a consumer report to 1-800-352-4588. Please make sure that the application includes the name, present address -including city, state and zip, phone number and the social security number of the prospective tenant. You may use our free rental application (see icon below), or your own application that authorizes a credit report. Please indicate which type of services you are requesting on your cover sheet. Please give us your full home address (we may only accept P.O. box numbers for credit card billing purposes) and your home telephone number for verification purposes.

If you are using us for the first time please include a copy of your driver's license, credit card number and the 3 digit card number (CV on the back of the card-for billing and identification purposes), a signed copy of the Subscriber Agreement (you may fill this out online or print it and fax it to us at 1-800-352-4588), proof of ownership of your rental property (examples are a deed, tax record, Realtor license, or business license-please see specific requirements listed on our Subscriber Agreement), a return phone and fax number.

If you are a member of the association you may set up an account to pull your reports online for 24 hour access to credit reports, criminal reports and eviction reports. To set up an account to pull reports online please fax us a copy of your drivers license, fill out a copy of the Subscriber Agreement form and choose the option to pull reports online, and fax them to us along with proof of ownership of at least one rental property (Please see exact requirements for proof listed on our Subscriber Agreement). Subscriber Agreement forms are available below.

Due to the recent increase in identity theft cases we must require the above documentation for all new customers. The National Association of Independent Landlords is a strong supporter of the Federal Trade Commission's "Deter, Detect, and Defend Campaign".

(Call us at 1-800-352-3395 for further information).